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Judge: Daniel Cameron has enough experience to serve as Kentucky attorney general
Lexington Herald-Leader ^ | 10/10/2019 | John Cheves

Posted on 10/10/2019 6:23:52 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat

Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for Kentucky attorney general, won a lawsuit Thursday that challenged his eligibility to serve if he is elected Nov. 5 because of his limited years of experience. An appeal is expected.

...in his decision, Jefferson Circuit Judge Barry Willett said Kentucky courts consider the practice of law to mean a licensed attorney who offers legal counsel, a definition that would include Cameron while he worked as a clerk. In 1995, courts made a similar ruling in favor of Democrat Ben Chandler, then running for attorney general, and allowed him to count his four years as state auditor toward his eight required years as a practicing attorney, Willett said.

(Excerpt) Read more at kentucky.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: cameron; danielcameron; gregstumbo; stumbo
Video: Daniel Cameron responds to win in court

In any event, look at how this opening paragraph was written - clearly expecting to write this as him losing and just changed a few words around.

This lawsuit was embarrassingly ridiculous - arguing that clerking as an attorney for a US District Judge did not count as legal experience. They were not able to get a win even with forum shopping.

1 posted on 10/10/2019 6:23:52 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: fieldmarshaldj

ping


2 posted on 10/10/2019 6:24:13 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

GOOD!!

What nonsense to begin with.

The dems are like those little bitches who would go to the teacher and squeal on everyone.

Or a prisoner who squeals like a pig.

They don’t get what they want and they run to the courts and the judge and hide behind their skirts.

Makes me sick.


3 posted on 10/10/2019 6:26:14 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Don’t the voter decide who’s qualified and who isn’t?


4 posted on 10/10/2019 6:26:34 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Don’t the voter decide who’s qualified and who isn’t?

Yes. But the elites hate that limit.

5 posted on 10/10/2019 6:28:28 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

There is a minimum constitutional eligibility of 8 years of legal experience as an attorney in order to run. This lawsuit was arguing that Daniel Cameron’s time as a attorney working for a Federal judge should not count as legal experience as an attorney because he was not representing clients directly. By that definition, the judge presiding over this case himself would not be qualified.


6 posted on 10/10/2019 6:38:52 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

Glad this was swiftly dismissed. Now Cameron can crush Stumpy like a cockroach.


7 posted on 10/10/2019 6:46:02 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: Republican Wildcat

In 1995, courts made a similar ruling in favor of Democrat Ben Chandler, then running for attorney general, and allowed him to count his four years as state auditor toward his eight required years as a practicing attorney, Willett said.
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He didn’t have much choice with this precedent.


8 posted on 10/10/2019 7:12:14 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Lawsuit was filed by a former Union leader...most likely a Democrat, who was trying to get Cameron disqualified. The 1995 case to allow a Democrat candidate to use his time as a law clerk is precedence, but libs can’t help themselves trying to get the rules changed to suit their needs. The article says this will probably be appealed. Wasted time in my estimation.


9 posted on 10/10/2019 7:14:09 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Republican Wildcat

There are attorneys who never do anything but research and never directly represent clients.


10 posted on 10/10/2019 7:14:48 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist. Pop)
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To: Republican Wildcat

I only saw Cameron on TV once, but he seems to be a mature and poised young man.

God protect our Black conservatives — and let all African-Americans finally see how cruelly they have been exploited by the RATs.


11 posted on 10/10/2019 7:41:08 PM PDT by Nothingburger
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To: fieldmarshaldj

He’s not out of the woods yet. There are enough of Stumpy’s friends on the appeals court and supreme court to still rule the other way.


12 posted on 10/11/2019 5:19:22 AM PDT by damper99
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